Archive for October, 2009

Lady Bird Candy Apples

For a Halloween party I made Lady Bird Candy Apples the apples are quite small and I avoided using food dye for the caramel. This was a big hit with all the kids and those who are kids at heart. The ever present reference “The Joy of Cooking” is in the background.

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Cooking boiled eggs

This looks like a rather definitive guide: http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/10/the-food-lab-science-of-how-to-cook-perfect-boiled-eggs.html

Little Neck Clams with St. Jacobs tomato sauce and Linguine

Steamed Little Neck clams in St. Jacobs tomato sauce and served with whole wheat linguine noodles.

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Lasagna made with St. Jacobs tomato sauce

I purchased a quarter bushel of Roma tomatoes at St. Jacobs market and one of the benefits is a fire roasted peppers and spinach lasagna made with fresh tomato sauce, very tasty.

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Grilled USDA Strip Loin

This concludes our 3 day orgy of meat, a grilled USDA Strip Loin (from Bruno’s) along with rustic mashed potatoes and summer squash with caramelizeDSCN5063-2009-OCT-10d onions sherry and maple syrup

Grilled Veal Chop

A grilled frenched veal chop, with asparagus caramelized onions shaved Parmesan cheese and rustic mashed potatoes, all the product was from our St. Jacobs tripDSCN5048-2009-OCT-09

Peter picked a peck of peppers…

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Fresh Ontario Pork Chop from St. Jacobs

Fresh pork chop, carrots and rustic boiled potatoes all from a trip we took to St. Jacobs.

St. Jacobs pork chop

St. Jacobs pork chop